2 source versions of “For Forgiveness” from Prayers of the Middle Ages: Light from a Thousand Years. Choose an edition to read each version.
Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.
O God, whose nature and property is ever to have mercy and to forgive, receive our humble petitions; and though we be tied and bound with the chain of our sins, yet let the pitifulness of Thy great mercy loose us; for the honour of Jesus Christ, our Mediator, and Advocate. Amen.